Since New Practical Chinese Reader was published in 2002, it has been well-received by teachers and learners. For users’ convenience, in this new edition we have revised those we found improper, but have not revised the framework, the texts and the main language points of the textbook. All the reading materials and pictures in the Workbook are updated.

This is the second edition of Textbook 2, including Lesson 15~ Lesson 26. The book introduces Chinese customs and culture used in daily life by telling some interesting stories of several foreign students living in China and the friendship they developed with their Chinese friends and teachers. The MP3 attached to the book includes all the texts, new words, listening exercises and so on.

About the Author

Liu Xun is a professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, part-time professor at China People’s University and Beijing University of Foreign Languages, member of the Hanban Expert Advisory Committee for Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, board member of World Chinese Teaching Association and consultant of Chinese teaching for the New York State Department of Education. His research focuses on Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, teaching material development, teachers’ training, etc. He once assumed the main responsibility in the design of the first set of HSK. He has compiled and co-compiled TCFL textbooks such as Practical Chinese Reader (1-4), Chinese Textbook for Children, Elementary Chinese, One Hundred Lessons on Communicative Chinese, etc, and has published monographs such as Introduction to Chinese as a Foreign Language Pedagogy, Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, Brief Introduction to Teaching Chinese as a Second Language, An Overall View of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language and a number of academic papers.